Hello Pretty Girl

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"Hello Pretty Girl" is Ronnie Dove's fourth single for Diamond Records, and his third chart hit.

"Hello Pretty Girl"
Hello Pretty Girl 45.jpeg
Single by Ronnie Dove
from the album Right or Wrong
B-side "Keep It a Secret"
ReleasedDecember 1964
Recorded1964
Genre Pop
Length2:30
Label Diamond
Songwriter(s) Tommy Boyce, Wes Farrell
Producer(s) Phil Kahl, Ray Vernon
Ronnie Dove singles chronology
"Right or Wrong"
(1964)
"Hello Pretty Girl"
(1964)
"One Kiss for Old Times' Sake"
(1965)

Written by Tommy Boyce and Wes Farrell, it peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. [1] In January 1965, Ronnie performed the song on Dick Clark's American Bandstand .


Chart performance

Chart (1965)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 10054

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References

  1. "Ronnie Dove - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2012.